exosmosis

  • 11exosmosis — noun osmosis in which fluid flows through a membrane towards a region of lower concentration …

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  • 12exosmosis — ex·os·mo·sis .ek (.)säs mō səs, (.)säz n, pl mo·ses .sēz passage of material through a membrane from a region of higher to a region of lower concentration compare ENDOSMOSIS ex·os·mot·ic mät ik adj * * * n. outward osmotic flow. See also …

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  • 13exosmosis — n. osmosis from within outward; flow of a substance from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration …

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  • 14exosmosis — n. See exosmose …

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  • 15exosmosis — ex·osmosis …

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  • 16exosmosis — n. outward osmotic flow. See also: osmosis …

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  • 17exosmosis — ex•os•mo•sis [[t]ˌɛk sɒsˈmoʊ sɪs, ˌɛk sɒz [/t]] n. 1) cbl biochem. osmosis toward the outside of a cell or vessel 2) chem. the flow of a substance from an area of greater concentration to one of lower concentration (opposed to endosmosis 2)). •… …

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  • 18exosmosis — /ɛksɒzˈmoʊsəs/ (say eksoz mohsuhs) noun 1. osmosis from within outwards. 2. (in osmosis) the flow of that fluid which passes with the lesser rapidity into the other liquid (opposed to endosmosis). Also, exosmose /ˈɛksɒzmoʊs/ (say eksozmohs). {ex… …

  • 19exosmosis —   n. osmosis outwards, especially from a cell or organism into its surrounding medium …

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  • 20exosmosis — |eks+ noun Etymology: alteration (influenced by Greek sis) of earlier exosmose, from French, from ex ex (I) + Greek ōsmos action of thrusting or pushing more at endosmosis 1. : osmotic diffusion toward the outside of a cell or vessel 2. : passage …

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